CVE-2021-26930 (High) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.238

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CVE-2021-26930 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.238

The Linux Kernel

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: 05c0743befb9102e2ecb9fbd0fa8eb43eb8bb5ec

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c /drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 3.11 through 5.10.16, as used by Xen. To service requests to the PV backend, the driver maps grant references provided by the frontend. In this process, errors may be encountered. In one case, an error encountered earlier might be discarded by later processing, resulting in the caller assuming successful mapping, and hence subsequent operations trying to access space that wasn't mapped. In another case, internal state would be insufficiently updated, preventing safe recovery from the error. This affects drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c.

Publish Date: 2021-02-17

URL: CVE-2021-26930

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.8)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26930

Release Date: 2021-02-17

Fix Resolution: linux-libc-headers - 5.13;linux-yocto - 5.4.20+gitAUTOINC+c11911d4d1_f4d7dbafb1,4.8.26+gitAUTOINC+1c60e003c7_27efc3ba68

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